For this question, assume that exchange rates are flexible and that the exchange rate expected to occur in one year is not constant. Suppose that individuals now expect that the foreign central bank will pursue expansionary monetary policy in one year. This expected future monetary expansion by the foreign central bank will cause which of the following to occur?
A) The current nominal exchange rate will decrease.
B) The current nominal exchange rate will increase.
C) The current nominal exchange rate will not change.
D) The effects on the current nominal exchange rate are ambiguous.
B
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Which of the following is not a valid criticism of Fogel's (1964) methodology in his study of railroads?
(a) The canal prices used for 1890 were low. (b) The impact of railroads on financial markets is ignored. (c) The nonpecuniary gains from using railroads could have been considered. (d) The amount of land cultivated would have been reduced.
Today, the share of union membership among public sector workers in the United States is
A) more than twice the share of union membership among private sector workers. B) zero. C) less than half of the share of union membership among private sector workers. D) the same as the share of union membership among private sector workers.
The relationship between the overall price level in the economy and total production by firms is shown in the:
A. aggregate demand curve. B. aggregate supply curve. C. inflation rate. D. business cycle.
The statutory incidence (or burden) of a tax refers to
a. the governmental agency responsible for collecting the tax. b. who actually bears the burden of a tax once changes in market prices are taken into account. c. the degree of progressiveness in the rate structure of the tax. d. who the tax is legally or statutorily imposed on.